Dublino – Questa la formazione annunciata dal CT dell’Irlanda Joe Schmidt per la prima giornata dell’RBS 6 Nazioni 2015 contro l’Italia di sabato 7 febbraio allo Stadio Olimpico di Roma (ore 15.30, diretta DMAX dalle 14.50): 

15 Rob Kearney (UCD/Leinster)
14 Tommy Bowe (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster)
13 Jared Payne (Ulster)
12 Robbie Henshaw (Buccaneers/Connacht)
11 Simon Zebo (Cork Con/Munster)
10 Ian Keatley (Young Munster/Munster)
9 Conor Murray (Garryowen/Munster)
8 Jordi Murphy (Lansdowne/Leinster)
7 Sean O’Brien (UCD/Leinster)
6 Peter O’Mahony (Cork Constitution/Munster)
5 Paul O’Connell (Young Munster/Munster) captain
4 Devin Toner (Lansdowne/Leinster)
3 Mike Ross (Clontarf/Leinster)
2 Rory Best (Banbridge/Ulster)
1 Jack McGrath (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
 
a disposizione
16 Sean Cronin (St. Mary’s College/Leinster)
17 James Cronin (Dolphin/Munster)
18 Martin Moore (Lansdowne/Leinster)
19 Iain Henderson (Ballynahinch/Ulster)
20 Tommy O’Donnell (UL Bohemians/Munster)
21 Isaac Boss (Terenure/Leinster)
22 Ian Madigan (Blackrock/Leinster)
23 Felix Jones (Shannon/Munster)